When you’re one of the living dead, whether the closest holiday is Halloween or Christmas really makes little difference – as our community team found out a couple weeks ago, it’s all about the Braaaiiiiiinnnns.

Don’t worry, it’s completely organic.

SEGA was on the move and off to talk about The House of the Dead: Overkill at both 1UP and IGN, and what better way to do so than with your own Zombies to greet the press? I got to tag along and take some pictures from our outing, which you’ll spot posted all around this blog – and even more located here on our flickr page.

1UP was first off on the list, and we arrived with Mike Schmitt (Brand Manager, House of the Dead: OverKill) for an interview on the 1UP Show Podcast. While the Zombies were admittedly not the most eloquent of speakers, you can still hear their grunts and groans – and the full interview – here at the 1UP website!

No Zombie Press Tour is complete without said Zombies harassing the local office workers – so of course, we had to let the Zombies roam free among the 1UP building for just a few minutes on their quest for human flesh.

Before heading to our next stop, it was time for some lunch. Running around San Francisco with two of the undead is pretty sweet, and we got some awesome looks as we walked down the street and into the restaurant. Even Zombies need to eat…

After lunch it was off to IGN, where the Zombies got to play The House of the Dead: Overkill themselves!  For some reason, the entire concept of shooting zombies seemed to enrage our pair of bloodied friends – though nothing was worse than the moment they realized they were out of lives.

During their IGN interview, the Zombies opened up and explained to the world what it is that truly makes them sad in life. After singing kumbaya and holding hands under a giant rainbow – well, that may or may not have actually happened – the zombies drowned their sorrows by feasting on human body parts, which I suppose is what most zombies also tired of the not-so-afterlife tend to do.

After a surprise attack on the unsuspecting IGN cameraman, the Zombies roamed the offices once more, and then finally found their way to an Ultracade, which is essentially an arcade machine with more oldschool games than you could ever beat in a year, unless you have too much free time, happen to be a zombie, or are a mix of the two.

The day came to an end and our Zombies left in search of their next meal. But keep your eyes out (not literally): when The House of the Dead is around, you never know when some real life zombies might just show up again…

For some special behind the scenes pictures – where our zombies discover a photocopier, a soda machine, a blackberry, and more – check out our full House of the Dead: Overkill – Zombie Day Flickr set!

Happy Holidays, Zombie fans!